Tech Workers Wary, Industry Hopeful On H-1B Proposal

[Ismail bhai]

[color=#444444][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Among the wide-ranging bill’s [url="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/us-usa-immigration-employers-idUSBRE93F04Y20130416"]provisions[/url]:[/size][/font][/color][list]
[*]Raising the cap on the number of H-1B visas from 65,000 to 110,000 annually, with as many as 180,000 to be granted each year in the future.
[*]Raising the number of additional visas specifically for STEM advanced-degree holders from U.S. schools to 25,000 from the current 20,000.
[*]Requiring employers to pay higher wages for H-1B workers than under current law. (As now, they could not pay visa-holders more than the prevailing wage paid to native-born workers.)
[*]Requiring “H-1B dependent employers” — those who employ a disproportionate number of guest workers — to pay significantly higher wages and fees than normal users of the program. At present, the dependent-employer threshold stands at 15 percent of total headcount. This was one of the requirements that Facebook took aim against in its lobbying.
[*]Employers with 30 and 50 percent of their workforce made up of H-1B or L visa holders who do not have green-card petitions pending would pay an additional $5,000 fee per head.That fee would grow to $10,000 for employers with H-1Bs comprising 50 percent or more of its workforce.
[*]Companies would be required to advertise H-1B positions on a Labor Department website for 30 days before filling the position with an H-1B applicant.
[*]Increasing the allotment of green cards.
[*]Creating a “startup visa” for foreign entrepreneurs.
[*]Moving toward a points-based merit system in the visa process to favor education and skills over family status.
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[dotnetrockz]

[size=7][color=#ff0000]Employers with 30 and 50 percent of their workforce made up of H-1B or L visa holders who do not have green-card petitions pending would pay an additional $5,000 fee per head[/color][/size]


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